Blessings

Today has been one of those days when I felt and received the blessings of my life. Where my time was spent in the happiness of creativity and yet I seemed to have so much time for so many other things. I was at peace with myself today, happy, joyous..laughter and excitement came easily! I completed and sent out a package that I promised myself I would do, and I did it way ahead of time. I connected with someone and has introduced me to a group of diverse women and I am eager to join with them on their growing journey. I re-connected with a friend that fills me up to the point that I overflow with joy! I was notified of a new baby that will be coming to a wonderful girl and a baby that is now here for a new grandma. Today was a day of feeling and receiving blessings in my life and I am humble tonight for having had the present of this. And that is my wish for all who come here tonight, that they let all those blessings show them self to you and that you become aware of them on a daily basis...because we are so blessed each and every day, with something, even when we think we are in the depths of despair, a bird will sing its sweet song for us, or a friend will call to cheer us, or we will just feel the warmth of the sun on our face. It is a beautiful thing!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Delight

Today has been a delightful day! I am still smiling! First, my grandson, was here and that is just such a joy for me...he makes me feel alive with wonder! He is just 2 and is exploring his world, which makes me explore mine more! I just love that about him! And now he is talking more so his newest thing is when he wants you to go to another room he with put out his hand and say "hand moma" and it melts me every time! I have also been delighted today in 2 pieces of art work that I have been working on for an Art Challenge for a magazine...One piece is posted on my other blog ARTFULLY YOURS, but one I started and completed today and it just delights the heck out of me! I love it when a thought of what you can create happens that quickly! I will post it tomorrow after I take a picture of it! Anyhow, my dreams are before me, and I am smiling and laughing much more thanks to a little boy who is such a blessing in my life, who shows me that it is the simplest of things that make us happy! So that is my wish for you today also, that you delight in the little things. Look for them, as they are often overlooked! And believe me, you will find a lot of them!!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Deepness

Today has been a day of deep feelings! There has been no surface feelings going on at all! Everything has been coming form the depth of my core. Any painting I have done today has been rich in color...all have given me a feeling of deep satisfaction! I have the desire to do more of these types of paintings...very free form and loose...some outlined some not. Today, my deepest feelings for a friend surfaced and I hope to be able to light her way as she has done mine...Today these deep feelings, make me know that I am alive and on a path of great personal creativity. That is my wish for you today also, that you have these days, minutes, moments of deepness that makes you ever so grateful and aware of your creative talents and your hearts song.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Reflection Friday!

Once again here it is Friday already! Where do the days go? Although my back has been out I am happy to know that I have been able to post a bit! So I reflect on my week and the lessons that I am learning and how I am putting those lessons to work. This week even with my back, and especially with my back, I put compassion to play! Not only with myself but especially with others around me. I opened up my heart so wide as to expose long held secrets and dreams, but it not only felt good to me to do this, but also hopefully helped someone I love. It was a week of learning that sharing is not a bad thing, but often a neccessary thing to make things REAL! It is always such a joyous day when my grandson is with me, so laughter and smiles were very much in play. So today, I smile gently on my heart and it feels full and growing which causes smiles from way down within! And that is my wish for all today who enter into this space, that you open your heart, know the compassion for yourself and others because it will fill you with such love that you can't help but feel the joy and love for your self, within you and around you!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Knowledge..

Today I had planned so many things to do, but with my back some had to be postponed..but then the phone rang...and rang...and rang...and I was really on the phone from 10 AM to 3 PM! These phone calls showed me a great deal today, and I am happy that they all happened! I was able to share some of my life experiences with my daughter, to let her know that I truly understand where she is, what she is feeling, and to give her some sage advice...I was able to expose my soul to someone else about some heart dreams of mine, ones that I have been keeping to myself for fear of exposing them..(call me silly!!) but once said out loud to someone else they became so much more REAL in a strange way! Today was about knowledge, knowledge from my past, from my present and for my future...Today, my heart spilled forth that knowledge for myself and for others...I FELT SO GOOD!! So, that is my wish for all who read this today, that they know that within them they carry knowledge for them self and if they listen closely, they will hear their heart song. Also that they have knowledge to pass on to others through their art, through their writing, through their life experiences. All you have to do is OPEN UP YOUR HEART and share! It is a marvelous experience of joy!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Possibilities

Today is a day of opening up all the buds of possibilities...I am feeling better so my mind is exploring the buds that were once seeds of dreams...I am looking at the list of things that I want to finish and I am venturing back into completing them! Today, I am open to the wonderment of the art that I create...and even though some of the things that I had hoped to happen this year have not so far, I am not going to stop planting those seeds! There are other gardens to sow, there are other gardens to tend to...I for one plan on making a garden so sectacular that one can't help but notice it..and explore it! And that is my wish for you today, that you too keep planting the seeds in your garden! That you continue to open the buds of possibilities and stop and smell the success that you give to yourself for doing so!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Spirit

Today was one of those days when laughter came easily! Joy was all around the house and was honored. I find that on the days that my grandson is here that I am totally aware of life...of the smallest things that make the spirit soar! That watching the sun shine or the snow fall is an adventure. There are no deadlines, or time lines..and I am ever in the present. I rejoice today in this marvelous dream! For all who come here today, if you have children...recapture your childhood with them, if you have grandchildren, well...you already know the joy of that. If you do not have children go somewhere to watch them play, watch them laugh, watch them take pleasure in the simplest of joys and your heart will sing with remembrance. I know mine does!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Compassion

There are days that you just have to be gentle with yourself. When no matter how badly you want to get things done, some days you just have to let yourself be a little quiet.
Today is one of those days for me. My back is still hurting and to sit and paint to much just makes it worse. So as much as I want to do all the things on my list, today I must be compassionate with myself and lay on the sofa with the heating pad like the Doctor ordered! Today, I must be gentle and let myself heal...A day like this makes you aware of being compassionate with others also! So, that is my wish for all who venture here today, that you are compassionate with yourself and others. That you listen to your mind and your body and that you float on the sweet wings of compassion when you need to. Back to the sofa for me!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Reflection Friday!

Today is the day that I go over what my affirmations had to tell me for the week! Thus, Reflection Friday!! The little steps and things that I have learned this week is to go into things with LOVE...to trust myself, and the path that I proceed on! To see things in a way that I see the end result that I am looking for, but to do this with a lightness of spirit, because the result may change along the way! To go with the energy that is before me and within me with laughter, and desire..with a goodness of heart. And that is my wish for all who enter here today. That you too, know that the stars hold all of your heartfelt wishes, that the hope of wonder is before you, and that all you have to do is reach out and grab on to it!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Energy

Today is a wonderful day filled with energy! I was up early and the snow has stopped leaving behind a wonderland of white! When looking out upon it all I felt such a surge of energy! I saw within my minds eye wonderful silver stars to make my wishes on and such hope for this new day..Already I have smiled and laughed and know that within this day I will see sweet miracles unfold! I am ready to create and enjoy and reach it all with a goodness of my heart! That is my wish for all who read this today..that you feel the energy that springs from you! That you let it swirl around you with laughter and desire...Energy! WOW...it is magnetic!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie
PS: A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREETING TO MY GRANDSON WHO IS 2 TODAY!!!!!!!!!
MOMA loves you!!!

LOVE!

Happy Valentine's Day to all who enter here today! This is a day set aside to honor those that we love! To declare it..shout it from the roof tops..Sing its praises and joys! So today that is what this affirmation is about...for all my family, and extended family of kindred spirits..for all my friends and for all those that I have yet to meet! I know that I am a better person for having you in my life! I know that when the road is long you are there to help me along my way..I know that you are within me and around me at all times.For this I am grateful and honored! My wish for all is that you let these wonderful spirits who are in your life know this today...but also, that you show them and let them know every day...Today just declare it a little louder!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Seeing

Today is a day of seeing things differently! Of planting the seeds of my dreams and seeing the outcome before it happens! I am taking baby steps to do this but I am watching flowers bloom from seeds that I have been planting! So today is a day of seeing with new eyes what my outcome can be! I have a vision of the outcome for a lot of the projects that I am working on and I am going to keep my new eyes on that vision! That is my wish for all today. That you look at things a little different today...that you see with new eyes what your outcome can be...POSITIVE! See the flower that will bloom as you plant the seed!
Artfully yours,
Pattie

Warmth

Today has just been one of those days when my creative energy has been very positive and powerful! I have been in the studio since my feet hit the ground! Happy to be in here even with the cold weather! Seeing projects coming together as I had visioned them is extremely pleasing to me today! Today even with the grey upstate New York skies I am feeling the radiant sun and its warmth all around me. That is my wish for all who venture here today, that they feel the warmth of their creativity. That they feel the joy of the starting and the completion of a vision that they have! Today bask in the glow of the warmth of your creative spirit!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Reflection

This has been a week of recognizing all the love that is around me...that when a negative energy comes your way you have a choice how to react. That my wishes and my dreams can only be taken care of by me...and that I am traveling my road. This was a week of doing a lot of artwork, and trying new things...of seeing a new house built before my eyes.. This was a week of reconnecting with a friend, and meeting a wonderful new soul. This was a week of warmth even in the middle of a snow storm! This was a grand and glorious week!!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Manifesting

Today, I am bring everything together...I am combining my lists and my art and my feelings into one action...Today, I am feeling connected to all parts of what is going on in my life...Today, nothing is beyond where I am and where I want to be...Today, I rejoice in this rich and gorgeous dream!! That is my wish for you also today, that you know that it does not matter if your dream is big or small, it is yours and as long as you are headed toward it, one small step at a time...you will reach it!
Artfully yours,
Pattie

Choice

There are days that we have to choose what it is that we want to do...there are times when we have to choose what it is that we are going to say..Today was one of those days for me. Now, you can choose negative or you can choose positive...( I remember as a kid my mother saying.."If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all") So today I am remembering that sage old advise...I am looking for the positive, I am choosing to do what makes me happy, I am choosing love....That is my wish for you today also, that you choose what you cherish most when given a choice. That you choose to use your words and actions for good...That you believe in your dream!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Dreams

THings have gone off to the post office...mailings and more mailings...I am writing up proposals and the list is working for me!! I have heard from old friends, and new friends, and I am getting so much positive energy coming my way that it makes me dream even bigger! I am swimming in a sea of wonderful magnficent dreams, and I will ride the waves to make them all manifest themselves to reality!! So my wish for you is that you too find an excitement in your life that you can hold on to and swim in. Knowing that your dreams dance before you is a feeling that nothing can match.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Magic

I am setting in motion several of the things that I placed on my list last week. I am holding on tightly to the magic that I feel swimming around me! I am beginning more and more to believe that anythng is possible...as long as you truly believe in yourself. Today I am swimming in the stars of that magic. And that is my wish for all who venture here today, that you also believe in YOUR magic...let it dance in front of you, and then jump right in and dance with it!!
Artfully yours,
Pattie

Reflection

This week has been about staying focused...of NOT giving into negative thought from myself or from others...It is about believing in the dreams that I have and know that they are within my reach. This week has been about being centered with myself and my art, of allowing myself to flourish and grow beyond any comfort zone I have made. This has been a week of placing my energy in that positive space and honoring all of it. This has been a week of pure joy and excitement with all the new things I have learned about myself...and keeping myself steady even during a tough time...This week I honor who I am and who I am becoming!!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Brillance

Today I had a good laugh over something negative that someone said to me about me!! Yes, a good laugh! Because instead of believing it, I choose to let it go! A wise friend told me that everything I do comes from my heart...So today, I am capturing all the brilliance and letting go of the ordinary!! That is my wish for you today also, that no matter what negative is thrown your way know that there is NO one quite like you and that you and all your brilliance can tackle and rise above anything put in your way!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Feeling Light

I feel like I am floating today!! As if I am so light that nothing can hold me down, or get me down! I am realizing the person that I am...I am holding on to her, I am letting her show herself and explore what she needs more and more...I am feeling light today, I am not dwelling on the what if, should of, would of, or could of...Instead I float with my dreams and my thoughts. It is a wonderfully delicious feeling! That is my wish for you today, that you lighten up! No matter what is going on in our life...there is always something that can make us smile..and then laugh!!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Stretching

Today I am going beyond my comfort zone...Truely trying new things and stretching...I am reaching for the stars and watching them appear before me. This is a marvelous time for me with my art, with my affirmations...I am feeling ever so alive with joy. And that is my wish for you today...that you stretch..that you feel the joy of that stretching..and watch as you reach your stars!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Explosion

Today I have started to make lists of new projects for myself and my art. I have started several and one very major one! Today I feel explosions of new ideas, of positive energy...It feels good and loving! Today, I put forth all this energy and will carry it with me as these projects manifest themselves. Today, I reach forward..And that is my wish for you today also...that you stay in the present but not fear the future...take what you will from your past and leave the rest. Feel your excitement and do not let anyone take it away from you...it is your own personal fireworks display!
Artfully yours,
Pattie

Reflection

Today as I reflect on the week that is behind me, I realize that even though something that I wanted did not come thru for me, it opened me up to new beginnings. Today with this reflection I find that I branched out more this week than I have in the past month! That I know that there is a reason for everything that does or does not come to you...I know that there is a BIGGER plan out there for me, and I trust that I am on the right track. Today, as I reflect I make new dreams! For all who venture here today, that is my wish for you...That you make a new wish...set your sights on new horizons and you believe in yourself.
Artfully yours,
Pattie

Play

Today, I am playing!! I have all sorts of art supplies out and trying new things. I have given myself permission to venture out into some differnt things away from the norm! Today I am starting new adventures...dreaming BIG...and making lists of things that I want to play with. That is also my wish for you today...That you trust in the inner voice of your creativity and follow where it leads you...You never know you just might learn something new about yourself!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Swimming

I am in the studio painting...designing..dreaming...I am swimming in creativity! Today I feel the power of the strong currents around me as I swim with the ebb and the flow of my tide. Today, I feel strong and happy and content. These are my wishes for you today also, that you recognize and honor your strenth, it is amazing how strong we really are!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Messages

Today, I have been receiving all sorts of positive messages from my flock of supporters, my friends, my love ones...Today, my heart speaks to me of my dreams, and making new ones, and taking some old ones in a different direction. Today...I listen closely to all those messages and I FLY! And that is my wish for you today...that you listen with your heart to the messages that you recieve from within yourself and from those around you, they will direct and lead you where you need to go.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Belief

Sometimes you have your heart set on something that just doesn't happen for you. There are 2 paths that you can choose..the POOR PITIFUL ME...or the SOMETHING BETTER IS COMING MY WAY! Today, I choose the second one! Because I have belief in the messages I carry...I have belief that I can use my color and my words for all the good things that I want to share with others...Today, I choose to believe in myself, my work, and my words. That is also my wish for you today...to look for the window that is opening when a door closes...the view from the window might just be that much more beautiful!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Reflection

I love looking over the weeks worth of affirmations...seeing what I was feeling on any given day...This week was all about building my nest of belief..of trusting in myself and my dreams. Of building a strong foundation for myself...Of weaving it all together with color, joy, love, friendship, and dreams! Today, I reflect and know that my life and the way I am choosing to live it is GOOD! Today is a day of reflecting on that. So, to all who enter here today, that is my wish for you. Than you weave all of the positive wonder around you into a nest that you can feather and feel comfort and safety in.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Flight

There are things that I want to try..things that I want to do...things that I want to finish..THINGS! And that is what this affirmation is about...Letting myself take flight by trying...doing...finishing!! TODAY I LEAP! And that is my wish for all who enter here today, that you take the leap of faith that you have in yourself...TRUST! Trust in yourself.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie